Parameters Suggesting Spontaneous Passage of Stones from Common Bile Duct: A Retrospective Study by Tawfik Khoury, Mohamed Adileh, Ashraf Imam, Yosef Azraq, Avital Bilitzky-Kopit, Muhamad Massarwa, Ari Benson, Zaher Bahouth, Samir Abu-Gazaleh, Wisam Sbeit, Rifaat Safadi, Abed Khalaileh

“…Data was retrospectively collected for all patients who were hospitalized with clinical, laboratory, or ultrasonographic evidence of choledocholithiasis and who underwent magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in Hadassah Medical Center between 2005 and 2011. …”
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The efficacy of open transanal drainage tube against anastomotic leakage in left-sided colorectal cancer surgery: a propensity score matching study by Gen Tsujio, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Atsushi Sugimoto, Ken Yonemitsu, Yuki Seki, Hiroaki Kasashima, Yuichiro Miki, Mami Yoshii, Tatsuro Tamura, Masatsune Shibutani, Takahiro Toyokawa, Shigeru Lee, Kiyoshi Maeda

“…Patients were divided into two groups: those who had a closed TAT inserted (CLOSED group), and those who had an open TAT inserted (OPEN group). …”
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Reduction effect of oral pravastatin on the acute phase response to intravenous zoledronic acid: protocol for a real-world prospective, placebo-controlled trial by Qi Liu, Min Zhang, Liyuan Tao, Chunli Song, Haiyan Li, Gengyu Han, Runting Li, Dongwei Fan, Guohong Du, Dongyang Liu

“…Introduction Zoledronic acid (ZA) has been used as a first-line treatment in patients with osteoporosis (OP) who receive an annual injection of 5 mg. However, side effects of bone pain and fever, known as the acute phase response (APR), have often been observed after clinical usage. …”
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Long-Term Surgical Outcomes of Glaucoma Drainage Implants in Eyes with Preoperative Intraocular Pressure Less than 19 mmHg by Shahin Hallaj, Jae-Chiang Wong, Lauren E. Hock, Natasha Nayak Kolomeyer, Aakriti G. Shukla, Michael J. Pro, Marlene R. Moster, Jonathan S. Myers, Reza Razeghinejad, Daniel Lee

“…This retrospective review reports on patients who underwent glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) surgery and had baseline intraocular pressure (IOP) of ≤18 mmHg with at least one year of follow-up. …”
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Predictors of non-response to successive waves of surveys in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study during the 3-year postpartum period: a longitudinal cohort study by Mika Kigawa, Akiko Tsuchida, Tomomi Tanaka, Kei Hamazaki, Yuichi Adachi, Hidekuni Inadera, Kenta Matsumura, Haruka Kasamatsu

“…The self-administered questionnaires that we used in this study were then distributed by mail every 6 months until the children were 3 years old, for a total of six times.Participants Of 103 060 mothers who consented to participate in the JECS during pregnancy, 88 489 mothers were included in the study after excluding those with multiple births, miscarriages or stillbirths and those who withdrew from the study within 3 years after providing informed consent.Primary and secondary outcome measures Data were collected at the baseline survey on participants’ socioeconomic status, medical history, health status, health-related behaviours and their children’s health conditions and living situations. …”
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Lipid Levels and Lung Cancer Risk: Findings from the Taiwan National Data Systems from 2012 to 2018 by Jung-Yueh Chen, Nai-Hui Chi, Ho-Shen Lee, Chia-Ni Hsiung, Chang-Wei Wu, Kang-Chi Fan, Meng-Rui Lee, Jann-Yuan Wang, Chao-Chi Ho, Jin-Yuan Shih

“…For patients who developed lung cancer during follow-up, a 1:2 control group of nonlung cancer participants was selected after matching. …”
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Comparisons of Physicians’, Nurses’, and Social Welfare Professionals’ Experiences With Participation in Information System Development: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Susanna Martikainen, Johanna Viitanen, Samuel Salovaara, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Tinja Lääveri

“…When comparing the groups, physicians were least aware of feedback processes and least satisfied with vendors’ interest in end-user feedback and the manner and speed of HIS development. Those who had dedicated working time for development were less critical of vendors’ interest and responsiveness to development ideas than those who had not participated at all. …”
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Specialty palliative care use among cancer patients: A population-based study. by J Brian Cassel, Donna McClish, David Buxton, Leanne Yanni, Seth Roberts, Nevena Skoro, Peter May, Egidio Del Fabbro, Danielle Noreika

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this population-based study, only one-quarter of cancer patients used SPC, and for half who did so, it came in the final 30 days of life.…”
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Global trends in importance of 24-hour movement behaviors to pediatric health: implications for South Korea by Eun-Young Lee, Reyana Jayawardena, Seiyeong Park, Justin Y Jeon, Yeon-Soo Kim, Mark S. Tremblay

“…The growing recognition of a holistic approach to the 24-hour movement behavior paradigm in pediatric health promotion has led to the establishment and adoption of 24-hour movement guidelines in different countries and by the World Health Organization (WHO). Korean health authorities have also responded to this need by releasing a translated report of the WHO guidelines for physical activity and sedentary behavior as well as the 2024 update of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Koreans. …”
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Patient–specific hemodynamic modeling to optimize LVAD speed and right heart health by Mustafa M. Ahmed, Holly Grant, Jasmine Martinez, Joshua Thomas, Mohammad Al-Ani, Alex Parker, Juan Vilaro, Juan Aranda, Venkat Keshav Chivukula

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis on 16 patients implanted with HeartMate 3 (HM3) who underwent RHC speed titration study as an outpatient. …”
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Patterns of pregabalin prescribing in four German federal states: analysis of routine data to investigate potential misuse of pregabalin by Ronja Flemming

“…Specific patients were at increased risk of potentially misusing pregabalin, and these patients sought to obtain their prescriptions from physicians who were as loosely connected as possible. Coordination and sharing a relevant number of patients seem to be levers to avoid these problems of unintended coprescribing.…”
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Is Lung Disease a Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Death? A Comparative Case–Control Histopathological Study by Ioana Radu, Anca Otilia Farcas, Septimiu Voidazan, Carmen Corina Radu, Klara Brinzaniuc

“…The aim of this study is to examine the presence of more pronounced cardiopulmonary histopathological changes in individuals who died from SCD compared to the histopathological changes in those who died from violent deaths, in two groups with comparable demographic characteristics, age and sex. …”
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Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies by Kübra Esin, Feride Ayyıldız

“…Results It was found that 28% of the women who participated in the study had food security, 35% had mild, 24% had moderate, and 13% had severe food insecurity. …”
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Effectiveness of Percutaneous Hypodermic Needle Release of Trigger Finger: A Prospective Study by R Sahaya Jose, M Syed Moosa, SL Binesh

“…A total of 25 patients of both sexes who were not responding to conservative management with trigger-finger were included. …”
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Effect of breathing exercises with biofeedback on blood pressure in pre-hypertensive women: a randomised controlled trial by Afaf M. Botla, Reham S. Ebrahim, Soheir M. Elkosery, Ahmed M. Darwesh, Dina M.A. Mohamed

“…They were divided randomly into two equal groups, with ages ranging from 30 to 40: study group (group A) who performed slow abdominal breathing (six cycles/minute) combined with frontal electromyography (EMG) biofeedback training (3 days per week for 10 sessions) and a control group (group B) who performed slow abdominal breathing (six cycles/minute, 3 days per week for 10 sessions). …”
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Is Amanita phalloides Nephrotoxicity due to Mitochondrial Toxicity? by Jules Weinhard, Justine Serre, Perrine Frère, Clovis Adam, Marie Camille Lafargue, David Buob, Cédric Rafat

“…Herein, we describe the case of a 43-year old patient who presented with severe liver failure following the ingestion of Amanita phalloides. …”
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The art of being healthy: a qualitative study to develop a thematic framework for understanding the relationship between health and the arts by Matthew Knuiman, Peter Wright, Michael Rosenberg, Christina R Davies

“…Participants were randomly selected from a pool of general population nominees who engaged in the arts for enjoyment, entertainment or as a hobby (response rate=100%).Results A thematic analysis was conducted using QSR-NVivo10. …”
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Reliability and Validity of Beliefs about Substance Use (BSU) Questionnaire in Alcohol Dependent Patients. by Sel&ccedil;uk ASLAN, Mehmet Hakan T&Uuml;RK&Ccedil;APAR, Hale Yap&yacute;c&yacute; ESER, Mustafa U&ETH;URLU

“…Method: Seventy alcohol addicted inpatients, who were admitted to Ankara D&yacute;&thorn;kap&yacute; Y&yacute;ld&yacute;r&yacute;m Beyaz&yacute;t Education and Research Hospital Psychiatry Clinic, 31 healthy volunteers who had never used alcohol and 33 social drinkers were evaluated. …”
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Nurses' Experiences With Mentoring Nursing Students in Nursing Homes Where an Active, Collaborative Learning Model Is Introduced. A Qualitative Study by Anne Raustøl, Kirsten Eika Amsrud, Eli‐Anne Skaug, Anne Lyberg, Bodil Tveit

“…ABSTRACT Aim To explore the experiences of nurses mentoring nursing students who study in an active collaborative learning model in their first clinical placement in nursing homes. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of HAPC in Barrett's Esophagus – A Multicenter Italian Prospective Study by Davide Massimi, Roberta Maselli, Silvia Pecere, Cristiano Spada, Gianluca Andrisani, Francesco Maria Di Matteo, Antonella La Terra, Franco Coppola, Antonio Capogreco, Roberto De Sire, Ludovico Alfarone, Maddalena Menini, Marco Spadaccini, Cesare Hassan, Alessandro Repici

“…Among the 51 enrolled patients (mean C 0.43 cm (SD 0.72), mean M 2.20 cm (SD 1.09)) who completed the treatment (80 H-APC sessions), 45.1% (23/51) had prior ER of visible lesions . …”
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